. >> and a catastrophe in capitola. what the city is doing to make things right. >> and a delta homeowner lost his house in a fire now, the government won't let him rebuild because of a flood threat. >> it's unlike anything that exists in the world today. >> and mobile technology from silicon valley allowing pg&e to sniff out a gas leak. ñññññññú >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> after happened in san bruno attention being focused on new technology that could soon improve ability to dae detective gas leaks. and explaining how this works. >> this is a santa clara company making test equipment for environmental research. it discovers instruments could be used to detect methane coming from leaking gas pipes. this is the first of 25 units pg&e will deploy. under the bumper is a pipe that samples air n trunk is a device that analyzes air for methane. results are displayed realtime. >> this is revolutionary. it's unlike anything that exists in the world today. >> pg&e says this is revolutionary be

>>reporter: in capitola, abc 7 news. >>> more to bring you monday night. coming up. freddie mac big bet against homeowner. >> unlike anything that exist in the world today. >> mobile technology from silicon valley that the allows pg&e to sniff out a dangerous gas leak. >> hi. i'm in for spencer. clouds on the increase even some drizzle around the bay. let you know what is expected for the rest of the week coming let you know what is expected for the rest of the week coming up >> cross-over into the central valley. feel like they are in another state. >> not any more. all you have to do is right a bart train to see how the other half lives. stay with us. news at see how the other half lives. stay with us. news at financial:00 tips in a ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut

yesterday the capitola city council narrowly approved a plan to compensate residents who must relocate. >>> california water officials unveiled a new central valley flood management plan today. they say it's the most comprehensive flood plan the state has ever seen. the details were released today in sacramento. the plan connects a series of unrelated floodplains to create a flood protection network. officials say it will help the environment too. >> getting ecosystems out there. that's where the ground water benefit comes through. by doing this this relieves some of the pressure on the water supply system. >>> the system will strengthen levies and allows storage of water underground. >>> a dose of fog this morning slowed down some at the airport. slowed some on the highways as well. it was a coastal fog. it cleared up by mid-morning and early afternoon. we got this, a beautiful sunny day. temperatures in the north bay in the 70s. most of us in the mid-50s. what's tomorrow going to be like? like it was today. more sunshine, no fog in the morning or very little if there's any valley fog

. >>> in capitola the council approved a measure to borrow to relocate residents of a mobile home parkrm drain to fail. the capitola council also voted to pay for a survey too determine whether voters would support an increase in the sales tax or hotel tax to cover the cost of the loan. >>> secretary of state hillary rodham clinton says she is ready for a break after 20 years of being what she calls on the high-wire of american politics. clinton told state department employees yesterday that if the president is reelected, she will only stay on long enough for him to find her replace. she told the crowd she hasn't watched a single one of the gop presidential debates. clinton is barred from participating in any partisan politics as secretary of state. >>> minutes from now president obama is set to tell an audience at university of michigan how he plans to use his office to help rein in rising cost of college tuition. katie marzullo joins us live from the newsroom to explain. >> reporter: his plan was a vague threat in his state of the union address today we get details the president is s

the city of capitola borrowed the money last night. >>> it's a disturbing trend, what's happening to women who serve their country and then come home? >>> a collapsed at a casino. the chain of events that sent more than one dozen people to the hospital. >>> new at 6:00, why this group says millions are infected and half are unaware. >> we want everyone to know how they might have gotten it so they can get tested. >> plus every city is required to have a place for an emergency shelter. >>> the latest information from cincinnati ohio says about 20 workers were hurt in this construction accident. investigators say a metal beam fell at an unfinished casino. concrete was being poured on a second floor. that floor buckled causes the workers to fall to the first floor. some of the injurys are serious. but officials say everyone should recover. >>> a new congressional investigation finds the number of women veterans who are homeless is soaring. >> we have a high number of women who are serving today in combat situations who are coming home facing a very tough economy, they have kids with the

. >>> city of capitola will borrow $2.4 million to move people living in an area -- a mobile home area that was devastated by floods last year. a drainage pipe burst during a heavy rainstorm flooding the city-owned parks as well as parts of the downtown. securing the park against future flooding was deemed too expensive. >>> san francisco's police chief says his officers had a tough time communicating during the recent 49ers play-off game. they could not call one another or barely receive text messages during the game. the chief made those comments in support of a $100 million proposed communications network for first responders only. >>> and it's a shocking bomb plot that even involved a getaway plane. how comes were able to catch the -- the teenagers before the attack. >>> it's a two-man race for the gop nomination in florida. i'm randall pinkston at the white house. coming up, the candidates talk immigration. >> talk about a wipeout. how a snowmobiler made an amazing comeback after that scary crash. >>> folks, we have some fog early on this morning. lots of sunshine. the offshore wi

forecasted highs, 50s, 60s to mid- to upper 60s especially towards morgan hill, gilroy and santa cruz, capitola a little drizzle. it will be chilly in the morning but sunny and nice during the day. >> all right. thank you, steve. >>> 7:27. two armed robberies on the same street just 40 minutes apart. why police don't think they are connected. >>> the coroner is now on the scene on this fayal accident -- fatal accident. but traffic is a mess. >>> a small gas leak creates a big scare all of -- all because of where it happened. @@ . >>> 7:3 -- 7:30. highway patrol vaufers are investigating a fatal crash along westbound 80 that's causing a major backup. ktvu's claudine wong join us live from the scene. claudine, how do things look now? >> reporter: tori, the coroner is on scene now. the accident is closer to being cleared up. you can see the white van just behind the brown van as they work to get the victim out of the vehicle. that brown flitched multiple times, killing the driver this morning. the chp says a white pickup truck was in this carpool lane when that minivan actually went across three l

santa cruz and capitola 67 degrees. fog will be back tonight and tomorrow. not as thick.n off sooner and the weekend looks great. just chillier in the morning but breezy and sunny and warmer. >>> thank you, steve. california is making a pushing to electric. the new car requirements that has a lot of people all charged up. >> the domestic violence scandal surrounding san francisco sheriff takes a new turn. find out what impact it could have on his trial. >> two downtown berkeley restaurants will be picking up the pieces this morning after a nighttime fire. we'll show you the damage and hear from some of the residents of a nearby high-rise. >>> good morning, welcome back to mornings on 2. >> i'm dave clark. it is thursday, january 26th. topping our news at 8:00, san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi has a new lawyer as he gets ready for his next court appearance. ktvu's tara moriarity is in san francisco with the new developments in this domestic violence scandal. tara. >> reporter: that's right, ross mirkarimi just parted ways with his attorney, robert waggener. we're not s